We're sending Caroline & Mack to the upcoming Coastal & Estuarine Summit hosted by Restore America's Estuaries (RAE) to share our success story, connect with nationwide estuary restoration efforts, and show the nation how Olympia is transforming into an estuary city! DERT will be offering a 90-minute multimedia presentation entitled, "Restoring an Urban Estuary Through Cross-Cultural Organizing". It's not too late to join us there and hear from others doing similar work across the nation! Learn more about the summit here!

This was a truly special day which began with welcoming words from Squaxin Island Tribal Chairman Kris Peters, our very own DERT founder and treasurer Sue Patnude, and Squaxin Island Museum, Library and Research Center Director Charlene Krise. What followed was a day full of cultural exchange, storytelling, music, crafts, food, and so much more. The day ended with the Healing of the Waters Ceremony at the 5th Ave Dam. We are so incredibly grateful for everyone who came together to make this event happen in celebration of the Deschutes estuary cultural & ecological restoration and the 50th Anniversary of the Judge Boldt Decision. THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE INVOLVED!

Join us for our annual dinner & auction at Octapas Cafe on the evening of October 26! Look out for information in your inbox next week about how to purchase your tickets and take part in the fall festivities. We have some incredible auction items we're excited to share with you all!

Interested in donating an item or experience to our auction? Please download this donation word document and email your form/any questions to info@deschutesestuary.org.

Can't make it to the auction but want to support our mission?

To realize a fully restored Deschutes Estuary that reflects and respects the history and culture of the south Salish Sea, and advocate for a community managed Deschutes watershed that provides for all inhabitants for generations to come.

DES Completes Conceptual Design!

Have you seen the updated visual renderings of the Deschutes estuary restoration? Check more of these out on the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) Deschutes Estuary Restoration Project website. DES has completed conceptual (15%) design for estuary restoration, with 30% design expected to be complete by the end of the year. Throughout conceptual design, DES engaged with design partners, including the Squaxin Island Tribe, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the City of Olympia, and solicited input from the public through public meetings. We encourage you to sign up for the project newsletter via the project website to get the most up to date information on the project and the upcoming public meeting.

You are part of the vision and hard work that guarantees the Deschutes River WILL meet Puget Sound without a barrier. Together, we will continue to advocate for the restoration of our urban estuary. Please consider donating to DERT today.

NEWS IN THE WATERSHED

Do you have watershed news to share?

Send it to us at info@deschutesestuary.org

The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (DES) is leading the Deschutes Estuary Restoration Project design, permitting, funding strategy, and other technical analysis and review. DERT is a 501(c)3 community advocacy group that supports DES’ efforts and promotes estuary benefits and habitat restoration throughout the Deschutes Watershed and the South Puget Sound.

DERT'S mission is to realize a fully restored Deschutes Estuary that reflects and respects the history and culture of the south Salish Sea, and advocate for a community managed Deschutes watershed that provides for all inhabitants for generations to come.

SQUAXIN ISLAND TRIBE

COMMUNITY SUSTAINING FUND



CLIMATE COMMITMENT ACT

ROSE FOUNDATION

THE RUSSELL FAMILY FOUNDATION



AMAZON SMILE

INSPIRE OLYMPIA

PUGET SOUNDKEEPER

NISQUALLY INDIAN TRIBE



WA STATE COMBINED FUND DRIVE

THE PARC FOUNDATION

Support for Deschutes Restoration and Community Engagement was provided by the Puget Sound Stewardship and Mitigation Fund, a grantmaking fund enabled by Waste Action Project and other Clean Water Act advocates’ program to protect the health of Puget Sound and its residents by enforcing federal water quality laws against serious violators. The Fund’s goal is to mitigate past pollution runoff by supporting community-based efforts to protect or improve the water quality of Puget Sound. The Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment administers the Fund to enable community-based watershed stewardship in close nexus with the specifics of the enabling settlements.